Thermoelectric air conditioning apparatus for a protective garment

Claim 1

A PORTABLE DEVICE FOR PROVIDING CONDITIONED AIR TO A PROTECTIVE GARMENT COMPRISING A THERMOELECTRIC HEAT PUMPING PANEL OF ANNULAR SHAPE HAVING AN ARRAY OF THERMOELECTRIC BODIES DISPOSED IN AN ANNULAR PATTERN ANN INTERPOSED BETWEEN A PAIR OF ANNULAR HEAT CONDUCTING PLATE MEMBERS, SAID PLATE MEMBERS BEING IN GOOD HEAT EXCHANGE RELATION WITH SAID ARRAY, A PAIR OF WALL MEMBERS DISPOSED IN FIXED SPACED RELATION WITH SAID HEAT CONDUCTING PLATES AND JOINTLY THEREWITH DEFINING FIRST AND SECOND ANNULAR AIR FLOW PASSAGES, A FIRST BLOWER CENTRALLY DISPOSED IN SAID FIRST PASSAGE, A SECOND BLOWER CENTRALLY DISPOSED IN SAID SECOND PASSAGE, A MOTOR CARRIED BY ONE OF SAID WALL MEMBERS, SAID MOTOR HAVING A DRIVE SHAFT SUPPORTING SAID BLOWERS FOR JOINT ROTATION, SAID DRIVE SHAFT EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY THROUGH SAID HEAT PUMPING PANEL, MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID DRIVE SHAFT IN ROTATABLE RELATION WITH SAID PANEL, MEANS FOR PREVENTING FLOW OF AIR FROM SAID FIRST TO SAID SECOND PASSAGE, EACH OF SAID WALL MEMBERS HAVING A CENTRAL APERTURE, SAID APERTURES DEFINING AIR INTAKE OPENINGS FOR SAID FIRST AND SECOND PASSAGES, AND SAID BLOWERS BEING ARRANGED TO DRAW AIR THROUGH SAID APERTURES AND TO PUMP THE AIR IN RADIALLY OUTWARD DIRECTIONS THROUGH SAID PASSAGES.